Saying ................. is an example of kenning.

"the sky candle" to indicate the sun

The ballad of Lord Randall

is a dialogue between the boy and his mother

A REFRAIN, an element typical of ballads, is:

The repetition of one or more lines in the ballad

The Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy was composed of

7 kingdoms (Kent, Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex)

Chaucer is defined as the "father of English literature" because he...

He wrote his masterpiece in the dialect of London

The Hadrian's Wall marked:

the frontier of the Roman empire

The Medieval ballad was NOT

Transmitted in the written form

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English Literature - Beowulf, Lord Randal and Canterbury Tales

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1
Saying ................. is an example of kenning.
"the sky candle" to indicate the sun
You are like a rose" to indicate beauty
"The violin gave a sour sound" to indicate a terrible musician
"I am titanium" to indicate strenght
2
In the famous ballad, Lord Randal...
Is just very tired
Is writing his will
Has just gone hunting
Has been poisoned
3
In "The Canterbury Tales" Chaucer is both the narrator and one of the characters in the story.
True
False
4
"The Canterbury Tales" begins in
Spring
Autumn
Summer
Winter
5
Which monster is not present in "Beowulf"?
A fire-breathing dragon
Grendel's mother
Grendel
Grendel's brother
6
"The Canterbury Tales" is NOT
an example of ballad
an example of narrative poem
7
The ballad of Lord Randall
is a dialogue between the boy and his lover
is a dialogue between the boy and a priest
is a dialogue between the boy and his mother
is a monologue about his lasts moment and his testament
8
A REFRAIN, an element typical of ballads, is:
The repetition of one or more lines in the ballad
The repetition of a word in the ballad
The repetition of the title in the ballad
The repetition of a sound in the ballad
9
In "The Canterbury Tales" the Pilgrims do NOT
want to visit the shrine of Sir Thomas Becket
tell a single story
travel to Canterbury
meet at the Tabard Inn
10
Chaucer's works are usually divided into three periods:
Italian, Spanish and English
French, Spanish and English
French, Italian and English
English, Italian and German
11
"The Canterbury Tales" is written in heroic rhyming couplets.
True
False
12
The Romans conquered England in
43 b.C.
43 a.C.
55 b.C.
410 a.C.
13
A very medieval topic in the ballad of Lord Randal is:
Death by poison
dogs and hawks
Discussing inheritance
Being tired after a hunting trip
14
The Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy was composed of
5 kingdoms (Kent, East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex)
4 kingdoms (Kent, Wessex, Sussex, Essex)
7 kingdoms (Kent, Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex)
6 kingdoms (Kent, Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex)
15
"Beowulf" was written by
One of the protagonists of the story
King Alfred
Saint Augustine
An anonymous writer
16
Chaucer is defined as the "father of English literature" because he...
He wrote his masterpiece in the dialect of London
He only wrote about England
He wrote his masterpiece in Old English
He wrote all his works in the dialect of London
17
Anglo-Saxon poetry was written in:
Early Modern English
Modern English
Old English
Modern English
18
The Hadrian's Wall marked:
the frontier of the Roman empire
The land of the Scots
the border between Wales and Britain
the border between Cornwall and Britain
19
In "Beowulf" we find references to Christian values.
True
False
20
The Medieval ballad was NOT
About both real and supernatural events
A mixture of dialogue and narration
Transmitted in the written form
Characterized by simple language

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